Lil Angel

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This tutorial was written by Sharon A on June 28, 2012 & is copyright protected

For more info read my TOU

Supplies Needed

I used the elements which came with the tube

If you're using a different tube then you'll need a rainbow with clouds

Plugins

Maura Meister Copies

DSB Flux Bright Noise

The tube I used Mischievous Little Angel (12-2) is by  Chrissy Clark, you can purchase this tube from CDO here

The name of the font I used is Applejuiced

Open new transparent canvas 930x375, we will resize later

Floodfill with a color from your tube

Paste your tube as a new layer

Resize as needed

Duplicate & hide the top one

Apply maura meister copies

Preset menu, wallpaper rotate, number 22

Apply gaussian blur>radius 20

Add your background text

I used Applejuiced size 36

Align center & convert to raster

Apply mura meister copies, preset menu on tiling angle, default settings

Change layer properties to soft light

Unhide your tube

Add drop shadow

Paste your rainbow as a new layer

Move to below your tube

Using your magic wand select the rainbow stripes

Apply bright noise, intensity 60, mix checked

Deselect

Select the clouds with your magic wand

Duplicate 2 times

Apply bright noise, intensity 40, mix checked

Repeat on other 2 layers changing intensity to 45 & 50

Deselect

Hide the 2 bottom animation layers

Duplicate your 2nd background layer

Send to the top

Select all, float, defloat

Contract 12

Delete & deselect

Add an inner bevel & drop shadow

Duplicate 2 times

Apply bright noise using same settings as before

Hide the 2 bottom animation layers

Resize all layers to 70%

Add your text, name & © info

Animation:

Hide the middle & bottom animation layers

Copy merged & paste into animation shop

Undo your merge

Hide the top animation layers & unhide the middle ones

Copy merged & paste after current in animation shop

Undo your merge

Hide the middle animation layers & unhide the bottom ones

Copy merged & paste after current in animation shop

View your animation

Save as gif & you're all done!

I hope you enjoyed my tutorial

Your comments are very much appreciated either here on this post or on the chat box.  I've made it easy for you to post on this tut by turning off the requirement of having to type in a confirmation code

I would love to post your © compliant result, just email it to me with ATT Sharon & the tut name in the subject line

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Result by Kaye W

An Angels Light

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This tutorial was written by Sharon A on June 25, 2012 & is copyright protected

For more info read my TOU

Supplies Needed

Texture, pattern & cloud here

Plugins

Xenofex Constellation

The tube I used Angels Prayer (8-1) is by The Vintange Angel™, you can purchase this tube from CDO here

The name of the font I used is Tagettes

Open new transparent canvas 930x420, we will resize later

Floodfill with a color from your tube

Apply texture, size 125, depth 1

Add a new raster layer

Flood with your lace pattern, scale 75

Duplicate 2 times

Apply constellation, settings on small star constellation, keep original image checked

Repeat on other 2 layers clicking the random seed button each time

Hide the middle & bottom lace layers

Paste your tube as a new layer

Resize as needed

Add drop shadow

Position on one side

Duplicate & mirror

Paste your cloud as a new layer

Add my text or use your own

I used the font Tagettes size 48 using the same color as my bg floodfill

Align center

Add an inner bevel & drop shadow

The warmth of an angel's light

can comfort and illuminate

the whole world

Resize all layers to 70%

Add your text, name & © info

Animation:

Hide animation 2 & 3

Copy merged & paste into animation shop

Undo your merge

Hide animation 1 & unhide #2

Copy merged & paste after current in animation shop

Undo your merge

Hide animation 2 & unhide #3

Copy merged & paste after current in animation shop

View your animation

Save as gif & you're all done!

I hope you enjoyed my tutorial

Your comments are very much appreciated either here on this post or on the chat box.  I've made it easy for you to post on this tut by turning off the requirement of having to type in a confirmation code

I would love to post your © compliant result, just email it to me with ATT Sharon & the tut name in the subject line

You'll find my email blinkie on your left

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Faery Princess

 

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This tutorial was written by Sharon A on June 12, 2012 & is copyright protected

For more info read my TOU

Supplies Needed

All the supplies I used were included with the tube I used

Plugins

Graphics plus cross shadow

The tube I used Fairy Princess (13-3) is by Chrissy Clark, you can purchase this tube from CDO here

The name of the font I used is Tagettes

Open new transparent canvas 700x700, we will resize later

Select all

Paste the sky background into selection

Deselect

Paste your tube as a new layer

Add a drop shadow

Paste the balcony as a new layer

Move to the bottom center

Add drop shadow

Go back to your tube & move down a bit to make the balcony higher on her

Paste border 1 as a new layer

Duplicate

Rotate left 90

Merge down

Click inside with your magic wand

Expand 5

Add a new raster layer

Paste paper 2 into selection

Deselect

Move to below your tube layer

Add a drop shadow to your frame

Working from your frame layer

Paste the sparkles as a new layer

Duplicate, flip & mirror

Move to the upper left corner of your frame

Duplicate, mirror & merge down

Duplicate, flip & merge down

Duplicate 3 times

On your 2nd layer apply graphics plus cross shadow using default settings

Repeat on your 3rd layer changing the bottom # to 168

Repeat on your 4th layer changing the bottom # to 208

Do not apply to the top layer

Resize all layers to 70%

Add your text, name & © info

Animation:

Hide animation 2 & 3 & 4

Copy merged & paste into animation shop

Undo your merge

Hide animation 1 & unhide #2

Copy merged & paste after current in animation shop

Undo your merge

Hide animation 2 & unhide #3

Copy merged & paste after current in animation shop

Undo your merge

Hide animation 3 & unhide #4

Copy merged & paste after current in animation shop

View your animation

Save as gif & you're all done!

I hope you enjoyed my tutorial

Your comments are very much appreciated either here on this post or on the chat box.  I've made it easy for you to post on this tut by turning off the requirement of having to type in a confirmation code

I would love to post your © compliant result, just email it to me with ATT Sharon & the tut name in the subject line

You'll find my email blinkie on your left :)

Result by Kaye W

Cuddly Cats & Dogs

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This tutorial was written by Sharon A on May 31, 2012 & is copyright protected

For more info read my TOU

Supplies Needed

Paw Print Overlay by me here

Plugins

DSB Flux Bright Noise

The tubes I used are by Cuddly Rigor Mortis, you can purchase these tubes from CDO here

The name of the font I used is Tamborine

Pick one of your tubes as your main tube which you will pick your colors from

Open your overlay, shift D to duplicate & close original

Add a new layer & floodfill with a color from your tube

Change layer properties to overlay, merge down

Activate your rectangle shape tool

Foreground a color from your tube, background null

Width 45

Draw out a frame almost as big as your tag

Align center

Convert to raster

Change your color from foreground to background

Draw out a narrow vertical line, align center & convert to raster

Repeat drawing a horizontal line

Move both to below your frame

Merge the 2 lines

Still on your lines layer

Select all>float>defloat

Add a new raster layer

Apply cutout with these settings

Deselect & merge down

Repeat on your frame layer

Change the offset vertical to 36

Change the horizontal to -36

Deselect & merge down

Merge with the lines layer

Add an inner bevel

Open your paw print overlay again, shift D to duplicate, close original

Resize to 50%

Do the same as before using another color from your main tube

Merge down & copy

Back to your tag

Using your magic wand click inside the the 4 areas of your frame
Expand 5

Add a new raster layer

Paste into selection

Deselect & move to below your frame

Using your magic wand click inside one of the squares

Paste one of your tubes as a new layer

Resize as needed

Invert your selection

Delete & deselect

Add drop shadow & move to below your frame

Repeat with your next 3 tubes

Paste your main tube as a new layer

Resize so she's no higher than the horizontal line in your frame then move to the bottom of your tag

Add drop shadow

Add drop shadow to your frame

Duplicate 2 times

Apply bright noise intensity 35, mix checked

Repeat on other 2 layers changing intensity to 40 & 45

Resize all layers to 70%

Add your text, name & © info

Animation:

Hide animation 2 & 3

Copy merged & paste into animation shop

Hide animation 1 & unhide #2

Copy merged & paste after current in animation shop

Hide animation 2 & unhide #3

Copy merged & paste after current in animation shop

View your animation

Save as gif & you're all done!

I hope you enjoyed my tutorial

Your comments are very much appreciated either here on this post or on the chat box.  I've made it easy for you to post on this tut by turning off the requirement of having to type in a confirmation code

I would love to post your © compliant result, just email it to me with ATT Sharon & the tut name in the subject line

You'll find my email blinkie on your left

:)